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package org.hawkular.apm.api.model;

/**
 * This enumerated value represents a property type.
 *
 * @author gbrown
 */
public enum PropertyType {

    /**
     * This represents a text value.
     */
    Text,

    /**
     * This represents a numeric value.
     */
    Number,

    /**
     * This represents a boolean value.
     */
    Boolean,

    /**
     * This represents a binary value.
     */
    Binary;

    /**
     * This method returns the property type associated with
     * the supplied value.
     *
     * @param obj The property value
     * @return The property type
     */
    public static PropertyType of(Object obj) {
        if (obj instanceof Number) {
            return Number;
        } else if (obj instanceof Boolean) {
            return Boolean;
        } else if (obj instanceof byte[]) {
            return Binary;
        }
        return Text;
    }

}
